diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
index fdc2f36469..e79f69dd28 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/FFProbeVideoInfo.cs
@@ -194,20 +194,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
             IReadOnlyList<MediaAttachment> mediaAttachments;
             ChapterInfo[] chapters;
 
-            // Add external streams before adding the streams from the file to preserve stream IDs on remote videos
-            await AddExternalSubtitlesAsync(video, mediaStreams, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
             await AddExternalAudioAsync(video, mediaStreams, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            var startIndex = mediaStreams.Count == 0 ? 0 : (mediaStreams.Max(i => i.Index) + 1);
-
             if (mediaInfo is not null)
             {
-                foreach (var mediaStream in mediaInfo.MediaStreams)
-                {
-                    mediaStream.Index = startIndex++;
-                    mediaStreams.Add(mediaStream);
-                }
+                mediaStreams.AddRange(mediaInfo.MediaStreams);
 
                 mediaAttachments = mediaInfo.MediaAttachments;
                 video.TotalBitrate = mediaInfo.Bitrate;
@@ -231,7 +222,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                 {
                     if (!mediaStream.IsExternal)
                     {
-                        mediaStream.Index = startIndex++;
                         mediaStreams.Add(mediaStream);
                     }
                 }
@@ -240,6 +230,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                 chapters = [];
             }
 
+            // Download and insert external streams before the streams from the file to preserve stream IDs on remote videos
+            await AddExternalSubtitlesAsync(video, mediaStreams, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < mediaStreams.Count; i++)
+            {
+                mediaStreams[i].Index = i;
+            }
+
             var libraryOptions = _libraryManager.GetLibraryOptions(video);
 
             if (mediaInfo is not null)
@@ -542,8 +540,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
             MetadataRefreshOptions options,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var startIndex = currentStreams.Count == 0 ? 0 : (currentStreams.Select(i => i.Index).Max() + 1);
-            var externalSubtitleStreams = await _subtitleResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, startIndex, options.DirectoryService, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var externalSubtitleStreams = await _subtitleResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, 0, options.DirectoryService, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             var enableSubtitleDownloading = options.MetadataRefreshMode == MetadataRefreshMode.Default ||
                                             options.MetadataRefreshMode == MetadataRefreshMode.FullRefresh;
@@ -569,13 +566,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                 // Rescan
                 if (downloadedLanguages.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    externalSubtitleStreams = await _subtitleResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, startIndex, options.DirectoryService, true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    externalSubtitleStreams = await _subtitleResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, 0, options.DirectoryService, true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
             }
 
             video.SubtitleFiles = externalSubtitleStreams.Select(i => i.Path).Distinct().ToArray();
 
-            currentStreams.AddRange(externalSubtitleStreams);
+            currentStreams.InsertRange(0, externalSubtitleStreams);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -591,8 +588,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
             MetadataRefreshOptions options,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var startIndex = currentStreams.Count == 0 ? 0 : currentStreams.Max(i => i.Index) + 1;
-            var externalAudioStreams = await _audioResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, startIndex, options.DirectoryService, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var externalAudioStreams = await _audioResolver.GetExternalStreamsAsync(video, 0, options.DirectoryService, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             video.AudioFiles = externalAudioStreams.Select(i => i.Path).Distinct().ToArray();